This just in: Donald Trump has bowed out of moderating the NewsMax debate in Iowa later, announcing his decision in a statement saying he will
not give up the option of running for president as an independent.
Trump: The Republican Party candidates are very concerned that sometime after the final episode of The Apprentice, on May 20th,
when the equal time provisions are no longer applicable to me, I will
announce my candidacy for President of the United States as an
Independent and that, unless I conclusively agree not to run as an
Independent, they will not agree to attend or be a part of the Newsmax
debate scheduled for December 27, 2011. It is very important to me that
the right Republican